The AM Council was excited to interview Dr Monique Beedles, who is presenting one of the abstracts at AMPEAK.

Monique is the Principal Strategy Advisor at Teak Yew. She works with companies who are focused on sustainable, long-term growth and in particular she advises boards and senior management and executives working with boards.

She earned her PhD in Strategy from QUT Business School and was awarded a St George Bank Harvard International Scholarship and attended an Executive Education program at the Harvard Business School in May 2012.

Monique is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Certified Asset Management Assessor. Her latest book, which is coming out in May this year is on the topic of Asset Management for boards.

Dr Beedles was generous to share her time to answer the below questions for us. Enjoy!

Q1. Can you tell us a little bit about the abstract you are presenting at the AMPEAK conference?

Interview Question 1: Can you tell us a little bit about the abstract you are presenting at the AMPEAK conference? from AM Council on Vimeo.

Q2. Who do you think would most benefit from coming along to your session?

Interview Question 2: Who do you think would most benefit from coming along to your session? from AM Council on Vimeo.

Q3. What do you think is the biggest issue facing boards in general and also in relation to asset management?

Interview Question 3: What do you think is the biggest issue facing boards in general and also in relation to asset management? from AM Council on Vimeo.

Q4. For boards that may not see asset management as a critical component to strategic decision making, how does someone go about turning that around?

Interview Question 4: For boards that may not see AM as a critical component, how does someone go about turning that around? from AM Council on Vimeo.

Q5. If you could only give one piece of advice for people working with boards what would it be?

Interview Question 5:If you could only give one piece of advice for people working with boards what would it be? from AM Council on Vimeo.

Q6. There are over 50 abstracts being presented at the AMPEAK conference. What is your advice on how to get the best out these types of sessions and then implementing that new information once people get back to the work place?

Interview Question 6: What is your advice on how to get the best out the sessions? from AM Council on Vimeo.

Q7. Can you tell us a little bit about your new book coming out and how people can get a hold of it?

Interview Question 7: Can you tell us a little bit about your new book coming out and how people can get a hold of it? from AM Council on Vimeo.

Make sure you come along to AMPEAK from 10-13 April in Glenelg, Adelaide to see Dr Monique Beedles in person.

Her session is titled- Connecting board objectives to asset management practice: an integrated model.